Readiness for Life after Graduation

Although guidance counsellors generally characterize high school students as well prepared for the next phase of their lives following graduation, a majority of students indicate that they could benefit from increased proficiency in technology applications, financial literacy, time management, communication and study skills according to a recent survey from McGraw-Hill Education.

Facebook

As Options Solutions navigates its way through the 21st century techno-savvy world; we have embarked on the realm of Facebook. It was a difficult leap of faith into this social networking site. We bestow many warnings each year in regards to Facebook (“Effective studying does not include checking your Facebook page.” “If you wouldn’t show it to a parent or grandparent, it should not be on your Facebook page.” “Applying to a post-secondary institution is like applying for a job. You want to present the best you; clean up your Facebook!”), and yet we find ourselves, like countless other organizations, using it as a tool to disseminate information.

OMG IM SPEAK NOT BAD 4 GRAMMAR LOL

OMG IM SPEAK NOT BAD 4 GRAMMAR LOL. Say what? Little or no teaching of grammar, cell phone texting, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, all are being blamed for an increasingly unacceptable number of post-secondary students who can’t write properly.